Talk:Nick Cannon/Archive 1

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Nick Cannon is definitly a triple threat. He's a rapper, an actor, comedian, producer, author, and he writes for T.v sitcoms. He was a hit in his starring role in the hit movie drumline. He brought a certain realness to college marching bands that was never before potrayed on the big screen. He made it cool to want to be apart of something oposed to just sitting around letting valuable gifts go to waste wich seems to be a big problem in the black community. With his role as Devon he truly changed many lives.

Nick seems to be naturally hillarious. That is probably why he's such an outstanding comic. No matter what he does or where he is, he always manages to put a smile on peoples faces be it intentional or accidental.


 * Drumline was good, and the chemistry between him and that Christina Milian in Love Don't Cost a Thing was undeniable, but lately, his movies are lacking. OK, I can't consider Roll Bounce his movie, but Underclassmen was VERY un-funny. Well, in my opinion anyway. I'm sure he'll bounce back. Wildin' Out is pretty good. Donmega60645 13:39, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

Nick Cannon is no the one with the first concept for wild n out. There is a radio station in Greensboro, NC called the Wild out wake up show on 102jamz that has had that name for years. It is rummored that he heard the show cause he use to hang out in Charlotte. So who's idea was it really.

#1
Hi nick cannon im doing a project on u and i need info on u

MiB?
Hasnt Nick Cannon been on MiB2?-Kingdomheartsora

nick cannon is gay??

One day you will be the world's greatest singer / actor

Tyra banks
Didnt he purpose to Tyra Banks on his show?

Gold Chain
wtf's up wit nick cannon always wearing the same gold rope?

Death?
Died as soon as he dissed Eminem

Died as soon as he dissed Eminem Dmckenzie666 (talk) 17:54, 13 December 2019 (UTC)

I Want Da Gold Remix by Nick Cannon
I've tried finding anything on the video to prove/disprove, but can't... Anybody know? [] —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.192.31.73 (talk) 05:12, 12 September 2008 (UTC)

Raven...
Didn't Nick date Raven-Symoné a couple of years ago???

Shouldn't that be in Personal Life??? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.230.149.254 (talk) 22:13, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Would you happen to have any sources backing this up? Diverse  Mentality  23:42, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Filmography
I've added a filmography box to his page. CollisionCourse (talk) 22:30, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

Berserk (2019) is missing XIxj9 (talk) 23:43, 6 August 2021 (UTC)

proposal to mariah
shouldnt it be noted that nick proposed to her on wild n out while she was a guest on the show?Josephiav (talk) 20:05, 18 June 2010 (UTC)
 * That sounds like something that should be included in the article. It would have to cited to a reliable source, however.-- Pink Bull  20:59, 18 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Well watch the episode and you will see it, thats the only place i ever saw itJosephiav (talk) 00:35, 19 June 2010 (UTC)

Awards and Nominations
The "Award" and "Result" headings in the table need to be swapped. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.243.239.119 (talk) 22:42, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

Shouldn't we mention his hosting 'America's Got Talent'? He did a helluva job there btw! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.54.182.244 (talk) 00:57, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

Typo
I'm relatively new to Wikipedia, but theres a typo in this article... how do I fix it? :/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.52.153.196 (talk) 21:56, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
 * The article is current semi-protected against vandalism from IPs and newly registered accounts. I can fix the typo if you'd like, just point it out. —  ξ xplicit  21:59, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, 3.2 Signing with Jive & Self-Tited debut album(2001-2003) should be: 3.2 Signing with Jive & Self-Titled debut album(2001-2003) (Titled, not Tited) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.52.153.196 (talk) 22:01, 28 October 2010 (UTC)


 * ✅, thank you for identifying the problem. Feel free to create an account and take advantage of the benefits registered users. Of course, you can remain editing anonymously if you'd like. — ξ xplicit  22:05, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

the abortion statement
The music video can I live says it is based on a true story. It does state the year was 1979. as nick cannon was born in October of 1980. I think this points doubt in using that music video to form the statement "Cannon's music video for Can I Live? reveals that he was almost aborted by his mother, but she panicked in the abortion clinic and decided to have the baby"  i think that either a statement should be removed. It is rare for a pregnacy to last more then 42 weeks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.94.131.159 (talk) 01:04, 15 June 2011 (UTC)

I have checked on line for any articles that talk about nick cannon almost being aborted. There are references to this wikipedia article on pro life sites. There is not one thing indicating this statement is true. His music video is not proof that this happened. I will change this once Wikipedia grants me the rights. Pro Life politics should not in a wikipedia articles like this. It is well know that nick cannon is pro life. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chris10587 (talk • contribs) 12:54, 19 June 2011 (UTC)

surely the fact that he was born in 1980 and the song was first released in 1986 would give it away... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.129.143.88 (talk) 23:50, 26 June 2011 (UTC)

Suggested check for recent events/updates
Under the "Hosting" section, it still says Cannon is hosting the fifth season of America's Got Talent when the show has already gone into its sixth season. I would suggest anyone who can edit the article both change that particular statement and also review the rest of the article to make sure it is up-to-date.173.25.25.220 (talk) 16:55, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from O-Canada001, 24 August 2011
Please let me edit Nick Cannon because I know things about his career that is not in his Wikipedia entry!

O-Canada001 (talk) 20:41, 24 August 2011 (UTC)
 * If you post your edits here with reliable sources to verify them, someone will be happy to do that for you. Thanks! Topher385 (talk) 22:07, 24 August 2011 (UTC)

I Remember
Another side of the controversy for "I Remember" sparked when the original producer of the track Deadmau5 stated on his twitter and facebook that he did not receive any credit for the song Nick "sampled" to freestyle over:

"um... yeah... hey there @NickCannon can we at the very least get a little bit of credit for producing the track you ... erm... "sampled" or what?"

"@NickCannon i appreciate that, i do,... the way i see it, it looks like its lined up as an "exclusive release"? just... you know, our music."

"@NickCannon im not putting you on blast, its just not clearly stated that it's actually our intellectual property. Just protecting my work."

"lets get real here for a sec... regardless of Nick Cannons previous career, current career, future career... the way i guess im looking at it is that the guys a fan. Were going back and forth on twitter to clear it all up nice n neat. no drama. think about it.... why should we put him on blast? There are THOUSANDS of other producers who sample / recreate / modify my work because theyre simply fans. And thats bother flattering and awesome. We can't hate em for that! im just talking to him about any potential "market" he plans on hitting with this, not that it will see the light of day (not with my work in there) but just giving him a little nudge that i'll protect my work. calm down horde! ♥"

"@NickCannon im tellin you, i don't think i'm cut out for this shit, ill accidentally start world war 3 one of these days."

"RT "@NickCannon @deadmau5 HA! I hear you! When are you in the states next?! Let's do an original record together!" *facepalm* WW3 nick. WW3."

"@NickCannon @notch Ancient minecraft proverb: "don't dig straight down. seriously. stop digging."

"@NickCannon dude. im not letting you "borrow" my work. I tried to be nice about it, but you need to clear the samples before putting it out."

"@NickCannon and im not clearing any rights for you to use my work. So, what are you doing here exactly? this is frustrating."

Wednesday Sept 28th 2011

Link for the track here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLGdtRUO2dc note after minute 1:42 the rest of the song is a remix of the original I Remember by deadmau5 vs Kaskade featuring with vocals by Haley Gibby, neither one of them (Kaskade or Haley) are receiving credit for their work on the song either.

In the mean time, Nick has deleted his side of the conversation from twitter. This is seriously NOT seing the light of day. Sources: https://twitter.com/NickCannon https://twitter.com/Deadmau5 Blue starkiller (talk) 18:42, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

Acting Career?
Other than the opening paragraph and the filmography at the very end, there is no space in this article devoted to Cannon's career as an actor. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Musicologism (talk • contribs) 21:01, 25 October 2013 (UTC)

Mere fact that he started going to college
An ip added two sentences to the article that says he has started college at Howard university and his projected graduation year. This is sourced to a post on his Instagram account. I have no concerns that it is true, my concern is that this is just news. If the only place this is reported is in his personal social networks it does not appear to be very important news. I don't think we need to report this in his biography. It will belong when he graduates but until then I don't think so. -- GB fan 23:20, 23 August 2016 (UTC)

Birth Date
His birthday is October 8th, according to many sources even check his Twitter page. Don't know why it's been edited to the 17th. Dkingz (talk) 04:47, 25 October 2016 (UTC)

Date of Birth
Can someone please edit his birthday back to Oct 8th? There's no sources that indicates he was born on Oct 17th. Dkingz (talk) 17:31, 7 November 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 November 2016
Born on October 8, 1980 not October 17 149.142.52.36 (talk) 20:11, 15 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done  JTP ( talk • contribs) 20:27, 15 November 2016 (UTC)

FYI no hanges haven't been made to birthdate. Dkingz (talk) 05:14, 27 November 2016 (UTC)


 * Currently, the article says he was born October 17, 1980. The only source in the article for his birthdate says the same.


 * Previous to my edits, there was a cite to birth records which I have removed as a direct violation of WP:BLPPRIMARY, "Do not use public records that include personal details, such as date of birth, home value, traffic citations, vehicle registrations, and home or business addresses." - Sum mer PhD v2.0 18:17, 27 November 2016 (UTC)

But the primary sources show that this WEAK source is wrong!!! Ridiculous. This is Alfonso Ribeiro and Keyshia Cole all over again — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:CCC2:5F00:6851:C4B0:F08D:2F49 (talk) 05:49, 5 December 2016 (UTC)
 * I have no idea what happened with Alfonso Ribeiro and Keyshia Cole. I see no relevant talk page discussion. I have removed unsourced birthdates on those pages.
 * On this article cites AllMusic, a reliable secondary source. If you can demonstrate a consensus that AllMusic is not reliable, we can remove it. If you feel we should use the primary source in direct violation of our WP:BLP policy, we won't be abyt to solve this issue here. - Sum mer PhD v2.0 14:12, 5 December 2016 (UTC)

Birthday
His birthday is on October 8. Dkingz (talk) 04:43, 12 March 2017 (UTC)


 * The only source we have says otherwise. - Sum mer PhD v2.0 06:10, 12 March 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 11 December 2019
Kspboy1228 (talk) 13:57, 11 December 2019 (UTC) Nick cannon's ocupation is a certified clown not a rapper or tv host.
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made.  CAPTAIN MEDUSA   talk  14:04, 11 December 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 14 December 2019
Death December 11, 2019 2601:681:4101:4495:9876:4F5C:EE2B:4EBC (talk) 15:30, 14 December 2019 (UTC)
 * - No confirmation of Cannon being deceased exists. MadGuy7023 (talk) 16:08, 14 December 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 December 2019
I request to make some edits to this. Smither1093 (talk) 19:58, 21 December 2019 (UTC)


 * ❌. Edit requests are for requests to make specific, precise edits. Requests to lower page protection can be made at WP:RFPP. –Deacon Vorbis (carbon &bull; videos) 23:03, 21 December 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 26 January 2020
Nick Cannon is not a rapper. 73.151.85.213 (talk) 22:08, 26 January 2020 (UTC)

❌: Please add a source. From what I know, he is a rapper. Felicia (talk) 23:29, 26 January 2020 (UTC)

ViacomCBS Terminates Nick Cannon Over Anti-Semitic Remarks
ViacomCBS announced 14th July 2020 that they had terminated their relationship with Nick Cannon after the actor made remarks that were widely deemed to be anti-Semitic on his podcast. https://www.dailywire.com/news/viacomcbs-terminates-nick-cannon-over-anti-semitic-remarks-does-not-mention-anti-white-remarks?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=benshapiro — Preceding unsigned comment added by Diyman66 (talk • contribs) 11:19, 15 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Note that the link also mentions Cannon's anti-white racism, not just his anti-semetic racism. Both need be mentioned. 66.141.235.58 (talk) 13:51, 15 July 2020 (UTC)
 * The article cites both as of now. Thanks ‡ Єl Cid of Valencia  talk  14:22, 16 July 2020 (UTC)

Anti-semitism
I would like to request the paragraph relating to Cannon's anti-Semitism be under its own heading - perhaps 'Controversy' so as to be consistent with similar instances. LoveOfFate (talk) 11:24, 15 July 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ ‡ Єl Cid of Valencia  talk  14:21, 16 July 2020 (UTC)

Replace Daily Wire reference with reliable source
Per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Perennial_sources#The_Daily_Wire The Daily Wire is not a reliable source.

The quotations in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Cannon#Controversy which use The Daily Wire as a reference, are also all present at https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/07/15/viacomcbs-fires-nick-cannon-over-anti-semitic-remarks/5440835002/.

Can someone please replace the reference accordingly. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.187.88.97 (talk) 08:44, 16 July 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ ‡ Єl Cid of Valencia  talk  14:21, 16 July 2020 (UTC)

The anonymous individual links to a Wikipedia essay written by far-leftist extremist partisan hacks. Only a radical leftist anti-Semite would smear The Daily Wire as not a reliable source. The Daily Wire is extremely reliable, much more so than the far-left USA Today. Undo your vandalous censorship immediately. An encyclopedia which claims to be neutral should not be replacing reliable center-right sources with far-left fake news sources in order to advance the radical Democrat political agenda. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.203.10.201 (talk) 19:52, 16 July 2020 (UTC)
 * ❌ - it's not clear what changes you would like made. ‡ Єl Cid of Valencia  talk  20:19, 16 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Couldn't agree more. The constant anti-conservative bias on the talk pages is out of control. 69.162.253.105 (talk) 07:47, 17 April 2022 (UTC)

Racist comments against Whites driven by his black supremacy attitude
Why is wikipedia trying to hide the facts here, if you listen to his videos his positions are actually pretty clear.

62.226.90.50 (talk) 21:12, 17 July 2020 (UTC)


 * The article addresses these comments and cites to six specific things he said. What changes would you like to be made? ‡ Єl Cid of Valencia  talk  02:45, 18 July 2020 (UTC)

Does it still? Seems like it may have been removed Thesowismine (talk) 07:44, 3 December 2021 (UTC)

"true hebrews"
That term should probably be followed with a "(see also Black Hebrew Israelites)" or something like that. --88.71.191.139 (talk) 12:11, 24 July 2020 (UTC)

Suggested Edit to First Sentence For What He is Know For
Request for permission to change the current first sentence to read:

"Nicholas Scott Cannon (born October 8, 1980) is an American comedian, rapper, former R. Kelly collaborator, and television host."

AlexTheBestCat (talk) 08:10, 23 November 2020 (UTC)


 * Not done, we rarely start a Wikipedia biography like that and Kelly is already mentioned in the intro. – Thjarkur (talk) 13:44, 23 November 2020 (UTC)

Black Supremacist
Please remove "black supremacist" from the lead:. It's not in any of the citations. Dr.Swag Lord, Ph.d (talk) 20:42, 25 December 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 26 December 2020
Nick Cannon has 4 children. Another child with Britney Bell, a daughter, Powerful Queen Cannon. 2600:8805:4000:A400:28C9:3F94:F4D:86DE (talk) 05:06, 26 December 2020 (UTC)


 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Dr.Swag Lord, Ph.d (talk) 05:15, 26 December 2020 (UTC)

Nick Cannon was fired in July 2020 from his long-running comedy improv show Wild 'N Out. It comes after he made anti-Semitic comments on his podcast and YouTube show, Cannon's Class.
https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/07/15/891422809/fired-over-anti-semitic-comments-nick-cannon-wants-wild-n-out-ownership